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A series of Ti-29Nb-(4, 7, 10, 13)Zr-2Cr alloys were fabricated to investigate the influence of Zr content on microstructures and mechanical properties. All the four alloys present a single β phase after solution treatment. With the increase in Zr content, the 0.2% proof stress is gradually increased from 388 MPa in Ti-29Nb-4Zr-2Cr to 713 MPa in Ti-29Nb-13Zr-2Cr. The Young’s modulus gradually is decreased from 80 GPa in Ti-29Nb-4Zr-2Cr to 63 GPa in Ti-29Nb-13Zr-2Cr. The elongation shows the same trend as that of Young’s modulus. The changes of mechanical properties are influenced by the β stability and solid solution strengthening effect, which are both enhanced by Zr addition. The Ti-29Nb-13Zr-2Cr alloy presents a Young’s modulus of 63 GPa, tensile strength of 730 MPa and elongation of 18% and is a promising biomedical material.
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This work was partially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai, China (No. 15ZR1428400), “The Belt and Road” international cooperation project of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (No. 19510744700), the project of Creation of Life Innovation Materials for Interdisciplinary and International Researcher Development, Tohoku University, Japan sponsored by Ministry, Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, and the Grant-in Aid for Scientific Research (B) (No. 17H03419) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Tokyo, Japan.
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Li, Q., Cheng, C., Li, J. et al. Low Young’s Modulus and High Strength Obtained in Ti-Nb-Zr-Cr Alloys by Optimizing Zr Content. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 2871–2878 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-04826-6
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